Nik's QuickShout: Tools and alternatives for creating presentations
Most computers come with some form of preloaded software that includes a package for creating presentations. There are however a range of alternatives and online apps available that have made an attempt to change, update or enhance the presentation format. As well as the standard tools I’ve included a range of alternatives here for you to explore. Microsoft PowerPoint - PowerPoint has become a standard tool for creating presentations both in the educational and workplace environments.
32 Innovative (Free!) Online Educational Tools to Try in 2015
Want to be a better student? There are literally thousands of apps for that. Not to mention a wide array of other online learning tools. They’re not all changing education — but a few innovative ones are. Among the wide-ranging apps, sites, learning management systems, flashcard creators, and content archives, there are a few dozen that promise to make an impact on how students learn this year.
theLearnia - Free Online Whiteboard
Create Awesome Video Lessons In Minutes Flip your classroom. Tell your story. Inspire your students to learn. Sign with or
Competition - VEX EDR
In the VEX Competitions, presented by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation, teams of students are tasked with designing and building a robot to play against other teams from around the world in a game-based engineering challenge. Classroom STEM concepts are put to the test on the playing field as students learn lifelong skills in teamwork, leadership, communications, and more. Tournaments are held year-round at the regional, state, and national levels; local champions go on to compete against the best in the world at VEX Worlds each April! A STEM Education Revolution for Elementary and Middle School - Elementary/primary to middle school - Teamwork Challenge: Two teams working together to maximize their score - Robot Skills Challenge: One robot & driver playing alone against the clock - Programming Skills Challenge: One robot using sensors to run autonomously - STEM Research Project: Research and present on a STEM theme - Local, regional, national, and world competitions
The Inside-Out School: A 21st Century Learning Model
The Inside-Out School: A 21st Century Learning Model by Terry Heick As a follow-up to our 9 Characteristics of 21st Century Learning we developed in 2009, we have developed an updated framework, The Inside-Out Learning Model.
Motivator: Create your own motivational posters!
First time here? Welcome! We have a lot of fun stuff to play with like ourMotivational Poster maker, Magazine Cover maker, Pop Art poster, and much more! Play as much as you like—everything is free.
19 Great Web Tools and Mobile Apps for Creating Interactive Timelines
July 11, 2016 Besides posters and infographics timelines are great learning tools to help students visualize their learning and enhance their overall comprehensibility. Timelines can be incorporated almost in any subject area and can be used to teach a wide variety of topics from historical events to bibliographical information. Web technologies have immensely facilitated the process of creating a timeline and anyone can quickly design an interactive timeline in few steps. The chart below features a collection of some of the best timeline creation tools to use with students in class. We arranged these applications into three main categories: iPad apps, Android apps and web-based tools.
Discover Nao, the little humanoid robot from Aldebaran
58 cm in height, NAO is our first humanoid robot. He has continually been evolving since the beginning of his adventure in 2006.Currently in his 5th version, about 9,000 NAOs have already been sold throughout the world.NAO is an endearing, interactive and personalizable robot companion.Everyone can construct his own experience with specific applications based on his own imagination and needs. Their experience with NAO 7 NAO joined the "ROBOTS" show company created by the renowned choreographer Blanca Li in 2013. The first show in the world with robots in the starring roles, it has already charmed European and North American audiences.
A Web 2.0 Class
Christopher Columbus was wrong when he reported to the King and Queen that the world is round. In fact, the world is flat and so are many of our classrooms in this great nation. For years, students learned within the parameters of a building, which then separated them into rooms. Students would attend class daily and the teacher would present the daily lesson. This is how a school day has progressed for years. And in many US classrooms, it still does.
38 Ideas to Use Google Drive in Class
August 11, 2014 This is the third post in a series of posts aimed at helping teachers and educators make the best out of Google Drive in classrooms. This series comes in a time when teachers are getting ready to start a new school year and hopefully will provide them with the necessary know-how to help them better integrate Google Drive in their teaching pedagogy. The two previous posts featured in this series were entitled consecutively "New Google Drive Cheat Sheet" and "Teachers Visual Guide to Google Drive Sharing".
This is a great list that includes tools for learning, social learning, lesson planning, and other useful tools. Check it out and find some thing to try! by ampengilley Jun 29